Improvement in adjustable rocking-chairs



I. R. BRUMBY.

ADJUSTABLE ROCKING-CHAIR.

Patented July 3,1877.

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JAMES R. BRUMBY, OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENTJN ADJUSTABLE ROCKING-CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 192,674, datedJnly 3,1877 application filed April 16, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs R. BRUMBY, of Marietta, Cobb county, Georgia,have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Chair, of which thefollowing is a specification:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section of my position for use; and Fig.2 is a vertical section of the chair folded together.

The'object of my invention is to produce a chair which is strong anddurable, and which may be readily adjusted to different positions, andfolded together for storage or shipment.

In the drawing, A is a bent piece of wood, which forms one side of theback of the chair, and also one of the legs, which is pivoted to the legB at a, and to the rocker D at b.

A strap, G, is fastened to the upper edge of the rocker, and forms aslot for receiving a stud that projects from the side of the leg B nearits lower end.

An arm, F, is pivoted to the piece A at c,

and is connected with the upper end of the leg B by a standard, d, whichis jointed to both the arm and the leg.

0 is the chair'bottom, which is pivoted to the back-piece at e, and isprovided with a ratchet, f. E is a ratchet-bar, which is pivoted to thepiece A at g.

The pieces A, legs B, and rockers D, on the opposite sides of the chair,are precisely alike,

and are connected by suitable rods and crosspieces.

The ratchet-teeth that project downward from the bottom engage the rodh, and the teeth of the ratchet-bars E engage the rod 2'.

The bottom 0 and ratchet-bars E are connected by a cord, j, which causesthe ratchetbar to rise when the seat is raised.

The chair is put into position for use by holding down the back end ofthe rockers, and taking hold of the top of the back and raising it intothe desired position.

To place it in areclining position the bottom is raised, which, by meansof the cord j, also raises the ratchetbar, and the backpressed downuntil it is in the position shown in Fig. 2.

It is obvious that the rods h i may engage either of the notches in theratchets.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent.

In a reclihingchair, the frame E and seatframe 0, pivoted in reversedirections to the seat-back A, and having oppositely-inclined teeth, incombination with the bars B, pivoted to standards 01, and having rods hi, and connected by sliding pivots with the rockers D, as and for thepurpose specified.

JAMES REMLEY BRUMB Y. Witnesses:

D. F.MGOLATOHY, W. P. MCULATGHY.

